Paul LauckUSGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and SynthesisUnknownChaco Culture National Historical Park Vegetation Mapping Project - Park Boundaryvector digital datahttp://www1.usgs.gov/vip/chcu/chcugeodata.zipdoi:10.5066/F7QJ7F88This is a vector polygon file showing the administrative boundaries of the Chaco Canyon, Pueblo Pintado, Kin Yaa and Kin Bineola park units of Chaco Culture National Historical Park. This dataset is a composite of two park boundary shapefiles acquired from the NPS data store: CHCU_BoundaryArea_2007.shp and Past_Boundary_Poly.shp. The coordinates for these datasets were heads up digitized using ArcMap GIS Software.To show the location of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park administrative boundaries and provide a working boundary for the vegetation map. The intended use of all data in the park's GIS library is to support diverse park activities including planning, management, maintenance, research, and interpretation.The shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis.2007ground conditionCompleteAs neededChaco Culture National Historical Park-108.155080-107.66154836.09755835.666526National Park Service Theme Category ThesaurusChaco Canyon NHPSegment boundariesboundarypre-cadastral surveyboundary shiftpolygonISO 19115 Topic CategoryboundariesNoneCHCUChaco Culture National Historical ParkNew MexicoSan Juan CountyMcKinley CountyUSAUnited States of AmericaNorth AmericanonenoneNational Park Service, Southern Colorado Plateau NetworkPaul LauckCartographic Assistantmailing addressNAU P.O. Box 5765FlagstaffAZ86011USA928-523-6928Paul.Lauck@nau.edu8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST Monday thru FridayPlease contact through emailMicrosoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000The attribute accuracy was tested by interactively querying and verifying on screen with the source materials. In addition, the attributes were compared against a master set of valid attributes.There are no duplicate features present. Polygon features (if present) begin and end at the same point.This data was complete at the time of its collection.Estimated accuracies in the X and Y direction of 1 to 20 meters from the true location. The horizontal positional accuracy was tested by verifying the location of the data on-screen relative to the corresponding 1:24000 USGS DRG (digital raster graph) in the same projection and datum. The relative positions between the two datasets onscreen was compared to the hardcopy map used as the base for digitizing.Chaco Culture National Historical Park, National Park Service2007Current Pueblo Pintado Boundary Polygon in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NMvector digital dataHeads up digitized polygons from USGS 1:24000 topo. Created by Brad_Shattuck@nps.gov
All features were verified onscreen.https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/Searchonlineunknownground conditionCHCU_BoundaryArea_2007.shpProvided administrative boundaries for the Chaco Canyon, Kin Bineola, and Kin Ya'a park units.Chaco Culture National Historical Park, National Park Service2007Pueblo Pintado Past Boundary Polygon in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NMvector digital dataHeads up digitzed from USGS 1:24000 topo by Brad_Shattuck@nps.gov
All features were verified onscreen.https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/Searchonline2007ground conditionPast_Boundary_Poly.shpProvided the administrative boundary for the Pueblo Pintado park unit.Added the USGS Topo into ArcMap Software. Created a new polygon dataset. Using the graphics drawing tools available, sketched new features into the dataset based on prior knowledge of the area shown in the background. Created user defined fields in the feature's attribute table. Interactively populated the fields based on prior knowledge of the features. All features and attributes were verified onscreen.USGS Topo20100818CHCU_BoundaryArea_2007.shpPast_Boundary_Poly.shpNational Park Service, Southern Colorado Plateau NetworkPaul LauckCartographic Assistantmailing addressNAU P.O. Box 5765FlagstaffAZ86001USA928-523-6928Paul.Lauck@nau.edu8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST Monday thru FridayAdded two boundary shapefiles, CHCU_BoundaryArea_2007 and Past_Boundary_Poly, into ArcMap. Deleted the polygon representing the Pueblo Pintado unit from the CHCU_Boundary_2007 shapefile in an edit session using Arc Editor. Combined the CHCU_BoundaryArea_2007.shp and Past_Boundary_Poly.shp files into a single shapefile using the merge tool in ArcToolbox.USGS TopoCHCU_BoundaryArea_2007.shpPast_Boundary_Poly.shpUnknownchcu_boundaryPaul LauckNational Park Service, SCPNCartographic Assistantmailing address1298 S. Knoles DrFlagstaffAZ86001USA928-523-6928Paul.Lauck@nau.edu8AM - 4PM MST, Monday through FridayPlease contact through email.The attribute table was updated in the newly created shapefile, including the Name, Perimeter and Area fields. The Area_acres and Perimeter calculations were verified. Feature data was compared to features in the digital raster graph and/or digital orthophoto quarter quads for accuracy. GIS personnel verified all features and attributes.chcu_boundaryUnknownchcu_boundaryThe Shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis.20120124Metadata imported.20120124VectorG-polygon4Universal Transverse Mercator130.999600-105.0000000.000000500000.0000000.000000coordinate pair0.0001000.000100metersNorth American Datum of 1983Geodetic Reference System 806378137.000000298.257222fcl_Park_BoundaryFeature class attribute tableESRIOBJECTIDInternal feature number.ESRISequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.ShapeFeature geometry.ESRICoordinates defining the features.Park_CodeNPS Park CodeNPSPark acronym name.Park_NameName of the National Park unit.NPSPark name.LocationLocation of the National Park unit.NPSLocation name of park unit.State2-letter abbreviation of state in which park occurs (or mostly occurs if park spans more than one state)NPSState acronym name.AcresAcres calculated by softwareData East XTools Pro for ArcGIS v7.0.0Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.HectaresHectares calculated by softwareData East XTools Pro for ArcGIS v7.0.0Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.Shape_LengthLength of feature in internal units.ESRIPositive real numbers that are automatically generated.Shape_AreaArea of feature in internal units squared.ESRIPositive real numbers that are automatically generated.The first 4 items in the attribute table are the default attribute information found in the ArcView shapefile format.The user-defined items and values are described in detail above. Contact ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.) for detailed explanations of their internal file structure at "http://www.esri.com". Contact Trimble at http://www.trimble.com" for a more detailed explanation of generated attributes that can be exported for feature type.USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and SynthesisUSGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinatormailing and physical addressDenver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302DenverColorado80225(303) 202-4220303-202-4219gs-b-npsveg@usgs.govDownloadable DataThe U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (if available) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.
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